OROVILLE, CALIF. – The College of the Siskiyous women's basketball team defeated Butte 62-49 on the road Thursday night. The Lady Eagles improved to 15-3 overall and 3-0 in the Golden Valley Conference. The Eagles men's team fell to Butte 69-61 to drop to 5-12 for the year. On Saturday COS is at home versus Shasta. The Lady Eagles play at 5:30 p.m. while the men's team begins play at 7:30 p.m.

State of Jefferson Elite Rugby Club at home on Saturday

YREKA – The State of Jefferson Elite Rugby Club is hosting its first game of the season on Saturday.

The squad is facing Humboldt at Lower Greenhorn Park beginning at 1 p.m.

The team opened the season last Saturday at Shasta.

Y-Hoops sign-ups coming up on Jan. 29 at Miner Gym

YREKA – YHoops is a developmental basketball program for boys in grades fourth to 10th. Their goal is to develop fundamental ball skills for youth and expose them to competitive basketball in the region. The goal this spring is to have five teams or more of fourth to 10th graders.

The cost per player is $240 plus $14 for an AAU membership (tourney fees, gym rental, uniforms, equipment, coaches, administration). A fundraising option is available to pay all costs. Visit www.leaguelineup.com/yhoops for details.

Earlybird sign-ups are at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the Miner Gym. A nonrefundable $30 deposit will be collected at this meeting to hold one’s spot. Online registration will last for two weeks (Jan. 29-Feb. 8)

Practice starts on Tuesday, Feb. 19 and will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is a maximum of 10 players per team allowed.

For more information, call YHoops Director Christian Birch at 340-2908, email him at cbirch21@gmail.com or visit www.leaguelineup.com/yhoops.

Baseball clinic featuring Erik Bennett is set for Feb. 2

YREKA – A baseball clinic will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Yreka High School in the little gym.

Children ages 8-12 will meet from 10 a.m.-noon and must pay $20. Children ages 13-19 will meet from 1-3 p.m. and must pay $25. There will be pitching, catching and some hitting. This is a fundraiser for Hibbard Field and will feature Erik Bennett, a retired major league baseball pitcher from Yreka who now the pitching coach for the Salt Lake Bees.

For more information, call Laura Healy at 598-2755,

Yreka ponytail softball sign-ups are coming up

YREKA – The 2013 Yreka Ponytail Softball season is just around the corner. Ponytail softball is for girls from age 5 to 16 as of Jan. 1, 2013. The cost to join is $45 per single player, $70 for two players and $100 for three or more players (in one family).

Page 2 of 2 - Sign-ups will be held at the Pacific Power Building, 300 S. Main St. in Yreka from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, Tuesday, Feb. 5 and Thursday, Feb. 7.

Draft, for ages 10-16, will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 2 at the Yreka YMCA. Practice will begin on or near Monday, March 4. New or returning players entering the 12U or 16U division and returning 12U or 16U players wanting to re-draft onto a new team must attend the draft. Opening ceremonies, pictures and a Hit-A-Thon will be held on Saturday, April 13 beginning at 9 a.m.

For more information, contact President Ron Budesilich at 340-2421 or Vice President Rob Jackson at 598-2871, or find them on Facebook.

Yreka Babe Ruth meeting for parents and coaches coming up

YREKA – The Yreka Babe Ruth Parents Association will hold its annual meeting for parents and coaches at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23 at Round Table Pizza, 735 S. Main St. in Yreka.

Tryouts for all new players will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 23 at Hibbard Field in Yreka. Players need to arrive and warm up at 8:30 a.m.